Livermore Civic Center Council Chambers + Meeting Hall

The City of Livermore has commissioned a new council chambers and meeting hall for its Civic Center complex. A courtyard, including public gardens and a plaza, will link the new building to the Civic Center’s central axis.

Integral Group provided full mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design services for this project. The building will use natural ventilation when outside temperatures permit and will have a cool tower to incorporate passive cooling strategies. The cool tower captures wind for ventilation and uses a spray ring to provide evaporative cooling by misting the air. The resulting cool, dense air naturally descends into the lobby spaces and adjacent meeting rooms to condition the building’s interior. The cool tower can also execute nighttime flushes by opening its damper to cool the building mass overnight. The new facility will also have a variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system, which quietly heats and cools the building when natural ventilation is not viable.